Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey Steve,

What, if anything, shows up on your PM-16s display
when you're in play mode?  Walt
--- Steve Parker <stepar@...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been trying to follow all these posts, but I've
> been out of town and haven't had a chance to get
> caught up with all the e-mails.  My PM-16 is working
> fine with my DTXpress 1 kit.  The only problem I
> have, which we haven't yet been able to solve, is
> that I don't know how to treat the settings as a
> kit, so I can change them as I change my DTX kits,
> either infependently or in conjunction with the DTX.
>  By using the PM-16, I have been able to add 4
> additional triggers on to my set.  As long as I use
> them as triggers I don't want to change, then there
> is less of a problem.  I can do all my changes on
> the DTX.  I'll try to read the numerous posts and
> see if there is anything I can add.
> 
> Steve
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: underneathheaven <realvast@...> 
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 2:04 PM
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Looking for DTXpress II ,
> MIDI help
> 
> 
>   I have not yet heard from steve, but maybe jade
> has?
> 
> 
> 
>   --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, jade
> <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
>   > My sentiments EXACTLY...Thanks UNH!...I haven't
> given
>   > up yet either, but if I have to, I will be
> buying a
>   > new module also.....These guys in this group are
>   > GREAT!!...Jade--- "underneathheaven
>   > <realvast@s...>" <realvast@s...> wrote:
>   > > I just wanted to thank everyone for all the
> help!! 
>   > > I'm really 
>   > > disappointed about this situation but I
> haven't
>   > > given up yet.  The 
>   > > good thing is I can still expand even if the
> pm16
>   > > doesnt work, I'll 
>   > > just have to buy another midi source or module
> I
>   > > guess...  I'd be 
>   > > lost without this group, I swear!
>   > > 
>   > > 
>   > > 
>   > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Walt
> <wgardus@y...>
>   > > wrote:
>   > > > yup, trying to stay awake through them
> too....
>   > > > --- "liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@y...>"
>   > > > <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
>   > > > > Good Morning, Vern,
>   > > > > 
>   > > > > You hit the nail on the head. What would
> seem to
>   > > be
>   > > > > a 
>   > > > > straightforward use of the DTX midi
> function
>   > > won't
>   > > > > work with the 
>   > > > > DTXII. My own experience with a midiKITI
> and
>   > > Walt's
>   > > > > with a PM-16, 
>   > > > > however, confirm that earlier iterations
> of the
>   > > > > Xpress module were 
>   > > > > most cooperative. I gather that Walt seems
> to
>   > > think,
>   > > > > from your 
>   > > > > experience and others', that the fault
> lies with
>   > > the
>   > > > > external 
>   > > > > devices. But our troubleshooting would
> seem to
>   > > > > indicate otherwise. A 
>   > > > > Yamaha "apps specialist" apparently did
> the midi
>   > > > > keyboard test for 
>   > > > > Jade, and it came up unsuccessful, thereby
>   > > prompting
>   > > > > him to tell 
>   > > > > Jade that using an external device with
> the
>   > > DTXII
>   > > > > was impossible. 
>   > > > > Then he hit Jade with the party line,
> "DTXpress
>   > > > > users shouldn't need 
>   > > > > anything else." The comment was neither
>   > > sympathetic,
>   > > > > accurate, nor 
>   > > > > satisfactory, given, at least, the
> capabilities
>   > > of
>   > > > > other DTXpress 
>   > > > > modules et al. And why for the life of me
> would
>   > > > > Yamaha personnel 
>   > > > > have to run  essentially the same
> heuristic test
>   > > on
>   > > > > the module that 
>   > > > > we've been running? Someone at that
> company
>   > > designed
>   > > > > it. You'd think 
>   > > > > that they'd have a ready answer for so
> likely a
>   > > > > question.
>   > > > > 
>   > > > > Unless there's something we've overlooked
> (like
>   > > the
>   > > > > proverbial 
>   > > > > unplugged power cord or the like), this is
> a
>   > > major
>   > > > > flaw in the new 
>   > > > > DTXII, which would seem to have designed
> out, by
>   > > > > error or intention, 
>   > > > > a selling point of the original DTXpress.
> Not to
>   > > > > mention the time 
>   > > > > and effort that people have invested in
> their
>   > > > > exploration of this 
>   > > > > problem, Jade and UNH have spent a good
> deal of
>   > > > > money on something 
>   > > > > that common sense and precedent would have
> said
>   > > was
>   > > > > well spent. 
>   > > > > Maybe Jade and UNH will come up with
> something
>   > > that
>   > > > > will rescue us 
>   > > > > from this puzzle. I hope so. But boy, it's
> been
>   > > a
>   > > > > frustrating ride. 
>   > > > > Probably as we speak, Professor Walt is
> busy
>   > > > > studying manuals and 
>   > > > > constructing theories.
>   > > > > 
>   > > > > Ed
>   > > > > 
>   > > > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon
> Graner"
>   > > > > <vern@t...> wrote:
>   > > > > > So, the problem is that the MIDI-kiti
> cannot
>   > > be
>   > > > > set to send 
>   > > > > specific note
>   > > > > > numbers from a specific pad? Or are you
> trying
>   > > to
>   > > > > make the 
>   > > > > DTXpressII
>   > > > > > play a particular sound on a specific
> note
>   > > number
>   > > > > (i.e. Channel 
>   > > > > 10, MIDI
>   > > > > > note C3 makes the sound of a Ride
> Cymbal)? It
>   > > > > would seem that you 
>   > > > > would
>   > > > > > set the MIDIkiti to channel 10, then
> assign a
>   > > note
>   > > > > number to a pad 
>   > > > > that
>   > > > > > matches with the sound map of the
> DTXpress
>   > > unit.
>   > > > > Is there 
>   > > > > something I'm
>   > > > > > missing in the setup? In the manual, on
> page
>   > > 42
>   > > > > section 1-6, 
>   > > > > allows you
> 
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